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Wimali
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In-game username: Wimali_Stebox (as most of you probably know I used to play as bram13, but I gave that one away and asked for it to get banned on the lobby. I do not currently own any other accounts.)
Time-zone: GMT+1
How much time will you be able to spend staffing the server each day? I should be able to dedicate at least three hours a day on a normal weekday, hopefully 5 or more. During weekends and/or vacations I can probably spend way more time on RoF- Sometimes twelve hours a day or longer, like the past few days. I will try to be on as much as possible and be in IRC whenever I’m not on the server.
What do you think the responsibilities of an operator are on this server? Obviously, I’d say the most important task of an operator is to help its players and make sure they have a nice time on RoF- with fast restores, flood preventation and enforcement of the rules. However, providing entertainment is just as important, if you ask me, to make sure players won’t just AFK the entire round. I’m talking about building contests, spleef arenas, etc.
What sets you apart from other applicants? My dedication to RoF. Although recently it may not seem like it, I spend a lot of time on RoF and absolutely lov eit. It’s one of the things I most enjoy in life. Even after a long inactivity, I still find myself returning to the server. Even when I’m not on the server, I spend my time creating RoF guides and threads or thinking of suggestions. I think RoF is a unique and remarkable server, and want to make sure people join it and stay on it. I also want to help the players most of all. Sure, having fun is important, but as soon as a player has a problem or needs something I will try my very best to solve it, and stop anything that I’m doing.
I’ve also staffed on the server before. I don’t think the fact that I know most of the commands and the server itself is a big plus -anyone can learn that- but I’ve learned a lot about myself during my last attempt at being an operator and realize what an asshole and idiot I’ve been. Another thing is that I know how the players feel and what they want, after both playing RoF as a staff member and a regular player.
What do you believe your greatest weaknesses are as a player and/or staff member? I’m socially awkard. I have almost no experience with most social situations which often makes me look like an asshole or ruin the fun. I doubt this will be much of a problem, as most of the time this shouldn’t be noticeable and I believe that I make up for it with the fact that I try to help as much as possible (be it by creating guides or helping players on the server), although I might often seem cold/arrogant/an asshole.
This also means I try to make jokes but because of my social inexperience I just accidently insult someone instead and cause a lot of drama. This is one reason I don’t joke a lot on the server anymore. I would like to point out that one of my previous weaknesses was my immaturity- I believe that issue has been fixed. Like many people, my maturity depends on who I’m with.
How would you approach a problem that you are unfamiliar with? I’d contact the more experienced staff (Controller+, for example) and ask them what I should do about the situation and how I should handle it. If that’s not possible, I will attempt to handle it the best I can from my own experience/ideas and observation and ask myself how other staff would handle it.
What previous experience staffing on Blocktopia servers do you have? I staffed on RoF for about three/four months until I resigned after I realised what a bad job I was doing. I abused quite a bit. Sometimes for the entertainment of other players, but often also for my own. That will not happen again. I asked for my rank back probably only about a day later, and was refused. I’m very happy about that, because it has made me think more about myself and how I act. I believe my experience of being an operator will help in the future, but especially what happened after my resignation.
References: Hoogilan, Kevin_28, Ragetastic96, Tamzies, std1997
Time-zone: GMT+1
How much time will you be able to spend staffing the server each day? I should be able to dedicate at least three hours a day on a normal weekday, hopefully 5 or more. During weekends and/or vacations I can probably spend way more time on RoF- Sometimes twelve hours a day or longer, like the past few days. I will try to be on as much as possible and be in IRC whenever I’m not on the server.
What do you think the responsibilities of an operator are on this server? Obviously, I’d say the most important task of an operator is to help its players and make sure they have a nice time on RoF- with fast restores, flood preventation and enforcement of the rules. However, providing entertainment is just as important, if you ask me, to make sure players won’t just AFK the entire round. I’m talking about building contests, spleef arenas, etc.
What sets you apart from other applicants? My dedication to RoF. Although recently it may not seem like it, I spend a lot of time on RoF and absolutely lov eit. It’s one of the things I most enjoy in life. Even after a long inactivity, I still find myself returning to the server. Even when I’m not on the server, I spend my time creating RoF guides and threads or thinking of suggestions. I think RoF is a unique and remarkable server, and want to make sure people join it and stay on it. I also want to help the players most of all. Sure, having fun is important, but as soon as a player has a problem or needs something I will try my very best to solve it, and stop anything that I’m doing.
I’ve also staffed on the server before. I don’t think the fact that I know most of the commands and the server itself is a big plus -anyone can learn that- but I’ve learned a lot about myself during my last attempt at being an operator and realize what an asshole and idiot I’ve been. Another thing is that I know how the players feel and what they want, after both playing RoF as a staff member and a regular player.
What do you believe your greatest weaknesses are as a player and/or staff member? I’m socially awkard. I have almost no experience with most social situations which often makes me look like an asshole or ruin the fun. I doubt this will be much of a problem, as most of the time this shouldn’t be noticeable and I believe that I make up for it with the fact that I try to help as much as possible (be it by creating guides or helping players on the server), although I might often seem cold/arrogant/an asshole.
This also means I try to make jokes but because of my social inexperience I just accidently insult someone instead and cause a lot of drama. This is one reason I don’t joke a lot on the server anymore. I would like to point out that one of my previous weaknesses was my immaturity- I believe that issue has been fixed. Like many people, my maturity depends on who I’m with.
How would you approach a problem that you are unfamiliar with? I’d contact the more experienced staff (Controller+, for example) and ask them what I should do about the situation and how I should handle it. If that’s not possible, I will attempt to handle it the best I can from my own experience/ideas and observation and ask myself how other staff would handle it.
What previous experience staffing on Blocktopia servers do you have? I staffed on RoF for about three/four months until I resigned after I realised what a bad job I was doing. I abused quite a bit. Sometimes for the entertainment of other players, but often also for my own. That will not happen again. I asked for my rank back probably only about a day later, and was refused. I’m very happy about that, because it has made me think more about myself and how I act. I believe my experience of being an operator will help in the future, but especially what happened after my resignation.
References: Hoogilan, Kevin_28, Ragetastic96, Tamzies, std1997